The Effects of Compulsory Schooling on Health and Hospitalization over the Life Cycle

Markus Gehrsitz () and Morgan C. Williams
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Markus Gehrsitz: University of Strathclyde and Institute of Labour Economics (IZA)
Morgan C. Williams: Barnard College, Columbia University

No 2303, Working Papers from University of Strathclyde Business School, Department of Economics

Abstract: Despite serving as one of the more celebrated relationships in health economics, evidence on the relationship between education and health remains quite mixed–with limited research devoted to how these effects evolve later in life. Leveraging a 1972 compulsory schooling reform within the United Kingdom, this paper examines the effects of education on health and health care utilization over the life cycle. Our regression discontinuity estimates suggest that the reform led to substantial reductions in hospitalization among men for lifestyle-related conditions–with these effects varying heterogeneously over the life cycle.

Keywords: Health; Education; Compulsory Schooling; Life Cycle; Gender Differences (search for similar items in EconPapers)
JEL-codes: I10 I12 I14 I20 (search for similar items in EconPapers)
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Date: 2020-05
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